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Hello, hello! The Queensland

Pineapple is here sending BIG

PINEAPPLE LOVE and

well wishes to everyone out

there! We have arrived at a

prickly time, but together we will

always get through.

When we celebrate art and look

carefully at its magic we realise

that it makes us smile and feel a

great sense of happiness.

Everyone is able to make art,

even our mums and dads, so

make sure you get them to make

some art with you!

This is The Queensland

Pineapple’s 3rd colour issue!

Yep, we have come a long way

together. Now together, let’s

look as some beautiful colour

from some astonishing artists.

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Cover artwork: George, age 7 Rainbow Spider Web

“I like drawing because

I can imagine stuff and

see it on the page.”

-Asher,

age 9

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Colour is something that artists use to experiment and play with when making art. We asked feature artist Alexa how she likes to use colour in her art.

Alexa is a 9-year-old artist Felt-tip marker on paper2. Stick Street

4. Pirate Ship and Treasure

Felt-tip marker on paper

1. A Disco Under the Sea

3. Rainbow Sky

1. How do you to use colour when you make art?

I absolutely love to experiment when using colours. It’s exciting to see how they look next to each other. I love rainbows and like to draw them a lot. Red and green are my favourite colours and they are called

complementary colours on the colour wheel. They make each other stand out.

2. Why do you enjoy using colour?

Colour helps me to see things in a different way. I enjoy seeing

colourful and bright things and if something needs colour, then I enjoy adding it!

3. How does using colour in your art make you feel?

When I use colour it helps me to feel happy. Seeing all the different tones and shades of colours always amazes me. Colour means to me big, bright and beautiful.

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5. Rainbow With an X

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TQP ART GALLERY

Come on in! The Queensland Pineapple is very proud to present this

marvellous collection of colourful works of art. We can’t think of a time that the world is more in need of some uplifting and positive sharing! Life is full of colour and here in every artwork we can see how much we recognise the colours that surround us.

In our gallery this time, we can see so much colour, which has been used in creative, inspiring and individual ways. When we look closely, there are complementary colours like red and green, harmonious colours, such as yellow-orange and blue-green, pastel shades of colour, bright tones and beautiful blendings of colour. That makes this exhibition one of magic and marvel. The closer you look, the more you see, the more that you see, the more you will know.

We hope you enjoy looking at all the ways our artists have used colour. At times like these, we all need to remember to stop and appreciate the beauty and colour that surrounds us! Nature’s garden holds so colour much for us to see, a blue-green irridescent bee, a happy yellow flower. These things we can use to inspire us to make colourful art.

So here we go. Let’s kick this off with all the colours of the rainbow starting

with artist George’s Rainbow Spider Web! _{“This is a rainbow spider web and the spider is waiting for a fly.”}

Rainbow Spider Web

George, age 7 Felt-tip marker on paper

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The Sea

Luella, age 10 Felt-tip marker on paper

“This is the sea with all its colourful life.” _{“This is a dad palm tree with his kid palm trees. One is a boy and one is a girl.”} Dad Palm Tree With Kid Palm Trees

Fraser, age 7 Felt-tip marker on paper

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“I drew this cheetah because I love them.” Fast Cheetah

Jensen, age 6 Coloured pencil on paper

“When it comes to silhouettes, I like to make sure, depending on the shadow, the colours go with that type of silhouette.”

Silhouettes #2

Skye, age 11

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“This is a flying car forest.” Light Bulb Balloon

Rachana, age 10

Cellophane and coloured pencil on paper

Flying Car Forest

Madhuri, age 10

Cellophane and coloured pencil on paper

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“I love parrots so much!”

Rainbow Water

Lola, age 8 Poster paint on paper

“This is rainbow water.” Rainbow Parrot

Georgina, age 9

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“This is a portrait of Sarah.” “This is a sunset.” Portrait Of Sarah

Asher, age 8

Poster paint on paper

Sunset Mila, age 9

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A Disco Under The Sea Alexa, age 9

Stick Street Alexa, age 9

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Pirate Ship And Treasure

Alexa, age 9 Felt-tip marker on paper

“This is a pirate ship with a rainbow leading from the ship to the gold on the mountain so they can find the treasure.”

“I was looking at my friend’s shirt and the pictures on it inspired me to draw this rainbow sky scene with diamonds and stars and the moon.”

Rainbow Sky

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“This is a whole page filled with rainbow stripes and then I put an interesting

x mark in the middle.” “I wanted to see a world that was made of yummy things.” Rainbow With An X

Candy World

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“We made these Rainbow Lorikeets with The Queensland Pineapple.” Rainbow Lorikeets

Friends, age 5, 7 and 8 Poster paint on paper

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“This is an owl in a tree at night.” “I enjoyed using all these colours to fill in the shapes and pattern.” Pattern Colouring

Hamish, age 8

Watercolour and marker on paper

Owl In A Tree

Beatrice, age 9 Wax crayon on paper

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“This is a butterfly pussy cat.” Butterfly Pussy Cat

Evalina, age 6 Coloured pencil on paper

Love Is Everywhere

Lila, age 9

Coloured pencil on paper

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“This is Pilot the budgie.” Pilot

Naomi, age 10 Coloured pencil on paper

Puppy With Pastel Blending

Sienna, age 13 Oil on paper

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“Daddy and me with fireworks.” “This is my best friend forever, Merlin.” My Best Friend Forever, Merlin

Iris, age 9 Felt-tip marker on paper

Daddy And Me With Fireworks

Hazel, age 4 Felt-tip marker on paper

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Girl

Mikayla, age 9 Coloured pencil on paper

Rainbow Rabbit

Zachary, age 7 Gel ink pens on paper

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Ruby Picture

Estelle, age 4 Gel ink on paper

“This is a picture with rubies all through the crazy lines.”

Fish Stick

Charlie, age 11 Ball-point pen on paper

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“Jasmine improved the unicorn by adding a mouth and nose.”

Unicorn

Jasmine, age 4

Wool, fabric and pen on cardboard

“I love you to the moon and the sun and back!” I Love You To The Moon And The Sun And Back

William, age 8 Coloured pencil on paper

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“These are red bananas.” “Essendon.”

Essendon

Patrick, age 5 Pencil on paper

A Bunch Of Red Bananas

Sam, age 13 Pastels on paper

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“This is a collage of a girl on fireworks night.” Hand

Jakey, age 8 iPad digital photo

“This is my hand on my iPad.”

Girl On Fireworks Night

Frankie, age 4 Paper collage

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“This is Mario with wind.” Mario With Wind

Alex, age 6 Felt-tip marker on paper

Rainbow With Poppies

Ruby, age 8 Coloured pencil on paper

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This is a gallery space for you to make your very own piece of art! When you are finished be sure to photocopy it and send it to:

The Queensland Pineapple, PO Box 6279, Mitchelton Qld 4053

“A little man in a boat on the sea.”

Little Ship

Anonymous, age 7 Coloured pencil on paper

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Step 1.

On a piece of paper,

draw a picture of a large balloon.

leave a little space at the bottom

of the balloon and draw a square.

The square is for the basket.

Cut out the shapes to leave a

negative space where the balloon

and square used to exist.

Step 2

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Here is a picture of what

your paper should look like before

you start the next step. Cut and

paste a sheet of clear cellophane to

your sheet of paper so it covers the

negative space. This is the back of

your stained glass hot-air balloon

artwork.

Step 3.

Using different

shapes of colourful cellophane,

paste them all over the clear

cellophane which is covering the

shape of the balloon. This is

the back of your stained glass

hot air balloon artwork.

Step 4.

Turn your arwork over

to face the other way. You will

see the shape of your hot-air

balloon and the basket quite

clearly. Now decorate it with

pens or pencils and use every

part of your imagination. Our

balloon is flying under the sea!

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For Parents and Teachers: Links to the Australian Curriculum: Learning Areas - The Arts

Strands and sub-strands - Visual Arts

ACARA (2020). Retrieved January 10, 2020 from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/the-arts

THANK YOU

To all the artists who continue to share their artworks with The Queensland Pineapple. With-out you, we would not be able to continue celebrating our imaginations, creativity and the

great language of art.

DISCLAIMER The Queensland Pineapple uses the greatest care when creating its magazine. We pride ourselves on respecting the integrity of all the

artworks, content and finer details. Any incorrect information is unintentional and in such occurrences, TQP waives liability. Reproduction of this magazine or any portion of its contents for any other purpose is prohibited unless authorised with prior written consent. TQP is not responsible for any online information accessed in relation to this magazine and advises you supervise your children’s online activities when engaging in any of the suggested websites. The Queensland Pineapple is an independent magazine published quarterly by TQP Publishing and is an initiative of creative director, copyright Vivienne Lang 2017. All featured artwork remains copyright of the artists. TQP is run by real humans who make real mistakes. Mistakes can be wonderful things as we learn so much from them! We ask for your support and clemency as we spread our wings.

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Vivienne Lang (Kelly) lives and works in Brisbane, Queensland. Vivienne attended university at the Queensland College of Art (QCA) Griffith University, in Brisbane. In 2006 she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art Photography with First Class Honours. She went on to pursue her passion for creative expression and in 2016 graduated with a Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary) from Swinburne University, Melbourne, VIC. The Queensland Pineapple was created by Vivienne to celebrate children’s innate creativity and to support and encourage a culture and community that nurtures and promotes the importance of engaging in all kinds of artistic expression throughout one’s life, from childhood into adulthood.

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